Rail-holding device.



J. B. DEMARY.

RAIL HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1912.

Patented June 24, 1913.

UNITED STATES ATEN FFTQ JOHN B. DEMARY, OF PLATTSBURG, NEW YORK.

RAIL-HOLDING DEVICE.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN B. DEMARY, citizenof the United States, residing at Plattsburg, in the county of Clintonand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Rail-Holding Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in ties for railwaysand more particularly to metallic ties, and the object of my inventionis to provide a tie of the character described which will accurately andautomatically gage the rails in proper spaced relation to each other.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for quickly andeffectively securing the rails in place upon the tie. And a stillfurther object of my invention is to improve the construction andincrease the eiiiciency of railway ties of the above describedcharacter.

Vith these and other objects in view, my invention will be more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and thenspecifically pointed out in the claim which is attached to and forms apart of this application.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view partly broken away of arail fastening device constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig.2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a slightly modified form of tie;Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2 andlooking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 4: is a similar view takenon the line H of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrow.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and inclicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

The preferred embodiment of my inven tion includes a plate 10,preferably formed of steel, and forming the body of the tie, the ends ofthe plate being formed with upwardly and inwardly directed extensions 11spaced a slight distance above the body of the tie to receive the outertie engaging flange of the rails and having their inner faces shaped tobear against the vertical webs of the rails.

The body member is provided adjacent each end with a transverselyextending, square shouldered channel 12, these channels being sopositioned that when the rails,

Specification of Letters Patent Application filed May 13, 1912.

Patented June 24, 1913.

Serial No. 697,022.

ed to be clamped upon the tie by means of bolts 16 passed through bores17 formed in the plates and threaded into the bores 14; of the tie. Thelocking plates are formed at their outer ends for engagement over theinner tie engaging flange of the rail, as shown at 18 and are providedwith transversely extendin downwardly depending, squared ribs 19 adaptedto seat in the channels 12 of the tie and so prevent all inward movementof the clamping plates upon the tie.

The bores 17 of the clamping plates are preferably formed somewhatgreater in diameter than the diameter of the bolts in order tofacilitate the positioning of the bolts when securing the clampingplates in place. The clamping plates, as shown, are preferably equal inwidth to the width of the tie and of such length-that their inner endsare spaced apart but a slight distance. By this construction, theclamping plates reinforce and stiffen the tie practically throughout itsentire length, while at the same time a slight resiliency in the centralportion of the tie is allowed. All of the ties are alike in constructionand both clamping plates employed are identical in construction andtherefore interchangeable.

In laying a track, the ties are positioned in the usual manner, therails are placed upon the ties and moved outwardly until their outerflanges engage beneath the extended terminals 11 of the ties, when, aswill be readily seen, the rails will be in proper spaced relation withrespect to each other. The clamping plates 15 are then positioned uponthe ties with their ribs engaging in the channels of the ties and withtheir outer ends engaging against the inner faces of the vertical websof the rails when the bolts are applied to firmly lock the clampingplates to the ties and therefore the rails to the ties.

The inwardly directed portions of the extensions 11 are preferablythickened as shown to bear against the vertical webs of the rails to aconsiderable height and so take up all outward thrust upon the rails.

If desired one of the extensions or shoulders 11 may be made in aseparate piece and secured to the body 10 by a plurality of bolts 20 asshown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. l/Vith this form of construction, abroken tie may be removed without necessitating the taking up of acomplete rail as would be the case with the form shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A metallic tie including a body member terminating in upwardly andinwardly directed shoulders shaped to engage over the outer flanges ofthe rails and to bear against the vertical webs thereof, said tie beingprovided with transversely extending channels in its upper face, theside walls of said channels being vertical, said tie being furtherprovided adjacent said channels with tapped bores, and clamping platesadapted to be secured upon the tie and equal in thickness to the tie,the end faces of said clamping plates at their outer ends being beveledto engage over the inner flanges of the rails and being provided withdownwardly depending shoulders adapted to seat in the channels and bearagainst the inner rail flanges, the side faces of said shoulders lyingat right angles to the lower faces of the plates, said plates beingprovided with bores in alinement with the bores of the tie but greaterin diameter, and a plurality of bolts passed through the bores of theplates and threaded into the bores of the tie to secure the plates tothe tie and the rails to the tie.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. DEMARY. [Tn s] l/Vitnesses WM. F. HUnsoN,

Rom. H. PARMENTER.

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